Event agenda
Thursday, 13 November 2025
09:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Opening session "Science meets solutions"
Grisja Lobbestael, CEO Flanders Make
10:30 - 11:00
Photonics as an enabling technology for innovation
Jürgen Van Erps, Core Lab Manager at FlandersMake@VUB
11:00 - 11:45
Flanders Make & Company cases
Powering the Future / Beyond CRM
11:45 - 12:15
Highlighting our technological vision for the future
Koen Maertens, CTO Flanders Make
12:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Core tech powering industries, bold bets shaping the future
Vincent Theunynck, Co-founder Vintecc
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
Technological innovation meets engagement: How to get people on board
Katrien Verleye, Co-Director Center of Service Intelligence UGent.
16:30 - 17:00
Industrial challenges & Flanders Make
Geert van Poelvoorde, Chairman of the Board of Flanders Make
17:00 - 17:30
Closing Speech
Matthias Diependaele, Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, and Flemish Minister for Economy, Innovation and Industry; Foreign Affairs; Digitalisation; and Facility Management"
17:30 - 19:30